Microsoft 365 pricing is increasing in 2026, and most organizations will see higher licensing costs at renewal. This session shows how Creospark helps reduce those costs by aligning licensing to how your organization actually works, and by managing it continuously, not just at renewal. In our previous session, “Is Microsoft 365 E7 Worth It?”, we explored how Microsoft is reshaping licensing around AI, identity, and security and why decisions like E3, E5, and E7 are no longer just about features.
The takeaway was clear:
Licensing is no longer a technical decision. It’s an operating model decision.
But that naturally leads to the next question:
What should you actually do, especially with pricing changes approaching?
Microsoft’s 2026 pricing updates are bringing increased costs across most Microsoft 365 plans. At the same time, organizations are dealing with growing complexity from Copilot adoption to evolving security and identity requirements without clear visibility into what’s driving spend.
For most teams, the issue isn’t just the price increase.
It’s that licensing decisions haven’t kept pace with how the business operates today.
How Creospark Approaches Cost Reduction
Cost reduction in Microsoft 365 doesn’t come from a single change; it comes from how licensing is managed over time. At Creospark, we focus on three things:
- Optimizing what you already have — identifying unused licenses, aligning tiers to real roles, and removing overlap
- Structuring how licensing is purchased — leveraging partner pricing models and simplifying how licensing is managed
- Managing licensing continuously — so it evolves with your business instead of being revisited once a year under pressure
Through our model, licensing becomes an ongoing process and not a one-time event.
This gives organizations:
- clearer visibility into usage and cost
- flexibility to adjust as needs change
- and a more predictable, controlled approach to renewal
Most organizations try to reduce licensing cost at renewal.
Creospark helps you manage it continuously, so it doesn’t need to be fixed later.
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In this session, we’ll walk through how Creospark helps organizations reduce Microsoft 365 licensing costs before renewal and how those savings are sustained over time.
We’ll cover:
- Why licensing naturally drifts out of alignment
- Where meaningful cost reduction opportunities typically exist
- How to move from reactive decisions to a structured, controlled licensing strategy
This isn’t a feature walkthrough. It’s a practical look at how to bring cost, complexity, and licensing decisions back under control.
Microsoft 365 costs are rising, but for most organizations, the biggest opportunity isn’t avoiding the increase. It’s fixing the misalignment that already exists and putting the right model in place to manage it going forward.
Who This Webinar Is For
- CIOs, CTOs, and IT Directors – Accountable for platform strategy, security, and long-term Microsoft 365 investments
- Finance and Procurement Leaders (CFO, VP Finance, Vendor Management) – Responsible for managing software spend, forecasting, and renewal strategy
